Just finished putting the stand together. It's nice and long. Seems to be stable. Has holes in the back of each cubby. And the backing for the cubby isn't the paper thin crap. Took about 3 hours to put together. Probably could have done it faster if I didn't make mistakes. A small tip for putting together the tv mount: Don't tighten the bolts until all the bolts are attached. Makes it significantly easier.